alexander song. those who know the engineering student say he would not have carried out his threat. >> i think he was just joking. he seems like a pretty smart guy. >> many others found the warning of a rampage to be very real indeed. >> i'm afraid that there are other people pinking the same thing. to know that he lived below me is terrifying. >> several tipsters a set that song was making threats saying, "i will be in a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus. hopefully i kill enough people to make it to national news. stay away from the mall tomorrow what 1:30," and he was arrested near his dorm yesterday morning. >> he was very distraught come to the point of shaking and crying. he was clearly in need of

psychiatric assistance. >> no one answered the door at his family home in howard county. at the university of maryland today, a quiet young student has seemingly everyone talking. >> to think about the possibility of it happening on your campus, but it never comes to the forefront of your mind. just to hear someone was considering it is very scary. >> police say they found no weapons in his dorm room or in his house. he may face a misdemeanor that amounts to disorderly conduct. mr. song is undergoing emergency psychiatric treatment. brad bell abc 7 news. >> more on the suspect including more on the warning signs they saw in the week leading up to the online threats. >> a mother who got her out to year-old son in a hot car will

not go to jail. -- a mother who forgot her two- year-old son will not go to jail. she will be punishing herself for the rest of her life. kris van cleave is live with the details. >> she pled not guilty to two misdemeanor counts. she found him dead hours later. it was the second time jet forgotten him in the car. >> she was devastated by the loss of her son. she will have to deal with that. she is. it >> neglect was a gracious in this case, not once but twice. -- neglect was egregious in this case. justice is served. >> originally charged with felony murder, they agreed to a plea deal to require six years

of probation and 400 hours of community service at the animal shelter. >> she has punished herself enough. >> this centers around a tragic accident, not an intentional act, but it has divided public opinion. >> she should do some time, i think, for murder. the child died. >> i think she's a good person. i do not think she did it intentionally. she has it on her conscience the rest of her life. >> child neglect. the does not seem like a fair trade to me. >> murphy had been facing up to 40 years in prison before this plea deal. jews very emotional in court. she had a large number of supporters, the first two rows, and she gave her plea. the opinion is mixed. the commonwealth's attorney said the motivations were her

willingness to take responsibility. he did not think having her there is a licensed as a veterinarian was punishment. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. >> now time to something much more pleasant, the weather. it has been beautiful. >> we had a nice weekend. but at this in the basin today. people allowed enjoying weather in the 60's. this will happen soon. if you thought today was nuys, there's a lot to look forward to this week. meteorologist doug hill is in the weather center with a first check of the weather. >> if you like warm temperatures, you will like this week. it feels like the middle of may. in the belfort to furniture weather center, cloudy skies

c some clouds this evening. west of the interstate 81 corridor, through piedmont and the mountains, scattered showers. this is the warm front moving through the area and most of the rain will stay well north but is scattered share or two is not out of the question. 72 in manassas. 67 in martinsburg. 71 and in the nation's capital. lower 50's and temperatures will drop just below the 60 degree mark. overnight, chances for a light rain with temperatures about 55- 60. we will nail down the numbers for you about what we expect in the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. leon. >> u.s. officials in afghanistan are bracing for retaliation the

day after an american service members that the rampage. an army staff sergeant is accused of killing more than one dozen afghan civilians. the lone rogue soldier is in u.s. custody now in canada are. -- in khandahar. >> the d.c. fire chief is reacting to a number of the controversies facing his administration including a report last week on whether protective shirts in storage could have protected some firefighters recently burned on the job. mark segraves has the interview you will see only on seven. >> nearly 2000 of these shirts that meat industry safety standards have been sitting in a warehouse for more than one year. the washington examiner was first to report that chief ellerbe refused to distribute them because they have an old logo on them.

he defended the decision. insurance costs near the $70,000, but that is not what concerns firefighters, like this one, who will be scarred for life after he and four others were seriously injured battling a two-alarm blaze. >> i would have been better protected if we would have had better protection where. >> the chief says it may not have done anything to lessen their injuries. >> it's highly unlikely the shirt they wearing underneath of them could have protected them further. >> firefighters have a long sleeved version of the shirts so there's no reason for any firefighter to be wearing inadequate gear. >> it you are worrying about being protected, then we would where these shirts through hundred 65 days per year. we asked him if we could see the shirts. >> you cannot go in the

warehouse. >> in his defense of not allowing them to work the old logo, he of knowledge they could help to minimize injuries. >> it would have provided a modicum of protection, but not as much as the outer shell. >> responded to reports that he was accused of sexual harassment at the last job or a female employees said he would leave at her. -- he would leer at her. >> and not the on type -- the type to undress anybody. >> much of the criticism is coming from the union and a scramble firefighters unhappy with schedule changes he implemented since it took over. -- it from the union and disgruntled firefighters on happy. they are even more frustrated because they say the protective wear is an added layer of protection that they could have at the cheaper and just released

the t-shirts. live from northwest, mark segraves, abc7 news. >> police in annapolis are hunting for someone that stole an unusual belt on south winchester road last friday. several items were stolen including a 54-carat gold little league of boxing belt. >> the man accused of sexually abusing a child and posting the video on the internet is in police custody tonight. thanks to abc7 and a tip from a northern virginia man. he used to work as a child w elfare advocate did some digging in helped lead to a suspect out in california. pamela brown has the story. >> the selected child sex predator was captured less than

48 hours after abc7 aired a report on him. they say the social media sharing of our story on facebook led to his arrest. >> local tipsters saw the abc7 link on facebook. >> a tipster from northern virginia called in to the tip line and it led us to a social networking site. from there, the identity of are suspect. >> right after the story was posted to come out it was linked to others. it received more than 500 likes and countless shares. >> without starting to the public, we would not have gotten this lead. >> the suspect is accused of producing multiple pornographic videos involving a young boy. he allegedly filled them to gain access to an underground child porn network. the disturbing video discovered lead to very few clues about his

identity. >> without the public help in this case, it would have taken us much longer to get this case resolved, or maybe not at all. >> the suspects captured not only protect the child, or children but could also lead to the rest of the other child predators. >> we will be analyzing his computer. [inaudible] 866-dhs-[inaudible] wjla.com >> still to come on abc7 news at 5:00, charges dropped against the local teacher accused of having sex with a 16-year-old. should he get his job back? >> smoking in a car could soon be against along.

>> plus, with houston's daughter opens up to oprah about the loss of her mother. -- whitney houston's daughter opens up. >> more fallout after a priest

>> the priest to refuse to give communion to a lesbian at her mother's funeral is now being punished. >> he is being charged of intimidating behavior. >> a lesson from the bishop was read at all of the masses at st. john neumann catholic church over the weekend. i should point out that the archdiocese of washington is saying this is not directly related to what happened two weeks ago, but people think the timing is suspect. he cannot work as a priest in the archdiocese of washington. st. john neumann catholic church has withdrawn pending an investigation into what they call credible allegations that he had engaged in intimidating behavior toward perished staff and others. not specifically because you're

used to give communion two weeks ago to barbara johnson because she is a lesbian. >> it's interesting how coincidental the time is. >> when she went up to coming in the priest said she was living in sin and could not receive the host. he did not believe she could but -- could receive the actual body and blood of christ. the washington archdiocese says it is not the place to judge someone's heart at communion. >> you do not do it in the public. you have a one-on-one conversation. >> you have no right to refuse anyone communion. >> they issued a statement saying it was hurtful that his decision will insure no others will have to undergo the traumatic experiences brought upon their family. it is not clear just where the priest is now or how long the

investigation will take. i just spoke with it to the parishioners and they say this parish is very confused. people are in shock. they cannot believe what happened. they say the father is very popular here. he teaches sunday school. the kids love him. he teaches all of the causes. he is big in the pro-life movement. what has happened here is heavy- handed and they want answers. live in gaithersburg greta kreuz, abc 7 news. >> a judge delaying the ruling in penn state. they want to decide whether they had to share information's with sandusky's lawyer. the what the dates and times of the alleging sexual assaults. the lawyer says the crimes span more than a decade it it would be too hard to pin down. it would help the defense based a case based on alibi's or

statutes of limitations. >> one week into the official end of winter but it feels like spring is here to stay. warm weather is descending on much of the country. 167 record highs from oregon wisconsin, florida, and more record-breaking temperatures are on the way. this spring-like weather comes with a price. there you go. allergy season could be especially brutal. and the bugs will be out in force. what they already are. >> i would rather deal with mosquitos than stink bugs. after the winter we had come that it is no surprise we have another boost in temperatures now. our records this time of year or in the a.d.'s and we will only be in the 70's. >> that is just awful. >> here is a still image from one of our cameras in

gaithersburg showing you these subtle changes during the day of cloud start to gather at high and middle-level. this is increasing ahead of a warm front. today, a little preview of the warmer temperatures coming in for the week. a high of 72 in remington virginia. the hide their so far today also 72 degrees. the pollen count is moderate for tree pollen. we'd, grass, mold, stink bugs, all in the low end of the category. the warm is spreading throughout the valleys and but hills. along the bay, temperatures cooler reflecting the wind and the cooler surface temperatures of the water. this is what happens. the same thing will happen at reagan national. we have a sustained wind blowing just the right where it and we could get it airport reading that is not indicative of the actual temperatures around the

area. up and down the coast comfortable stop in the 70's carolina. and a record high temperature of the weekend. the wind direction of the bay keeping them only at 57. but in missouri. 83. this will be pushing right into our neighborhood over the next couple of days. through the evening hours, but we will watch this area along the warm front that will push to the northeast and most of the rain will dissipate. those northeast of pennsylvania and new york, and this will be isolated, and not much of a chance of rain, but just a small chance overnight. warm air mass will be here tomorrow. the cold front will dissipate but there may be just enough energy to fire up an isolated storms. we will be in the mid 70's. the high pressure will really be

building up wednesday and thursday. the temperatures possibly near 80 degrees. on friday, the computer models show a cold front trying to come in. again, a chance for a shower or thunderstorm, but the big question is what will happen over the weekend. will the front dissipate or hang out in the neighborhood? that could have an effect on this weekend's weather. light rain possible in spots tonight. 53 or so in the morning. by midday, closed 70. but these numbers. right now, calling for temperatures to hold in the 70's with are the cloudy skies. just a hunch that we will keep an eye on the cold front later this week. >> that's looking pretty good. >> that's beautiful. no complaints. if you missed last week's ipad giveaway, you are in luck tonight. >> i am listing. i was on vacation. >> you did not win.

we did not call your name. [laughter] >> you have another chance to win a new ipad. wjla.com/facebook to sign up and we will announce the winner this friday on abc7 news at 5. it neither of us will have a chance to win. coming up, what bobbi kristina says about her mother's death. >> i will have to consider switching to verizon. >> at&t's unlimited data plan does not mean it always has to be fast. are they slowing things down on purpose? >> is soccer mom accused of being a high price to madame is back in court.

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attorney. no word on her accomplice who was turning to turn herself in. friends describe her as an upstanding citizen engaged in charity work. the high-priced trips weren't this high-priced apartment with moguls celebrities, and politicians forking over $5,000 for an entire evening. she says she is now madame and granted it out for a crash pad for those involved in secret affairs. there is incriminating recordings from gristina. the potential bombshell? this woman who come forward said she worked as a call girl and the anna gristina referred her clients. >> they were well-to-do and, in some cases, quite well known. >> she is really from bosnia and

had a business relationship with her from four the six years. >> she made more than $10 million providing hookers' the big shots and will spend another night in jail. abc news, new york. >> whitney houston's daughter is talking publicly for the first time since a mother's death. the 19-year-old said she collector mother is still with her. she opened up to oprah in an exclusive interview. >> i can hear her voice and spirit talking to me and telling me "i'm right here. i have got you." >> bobbi kristina plans to follow in her mother's footsteps. whitney houston died at a beverly hills hotel last month at 48. >> coming up, caught on camera. two people stealing apartment complex cameras.

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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- clucks prosecutors have dropped sexual abuse charges against the montgomery county teacher because of a technicality. >> charges were dropped against

scott spear. steven g. does live in rockville with the story. -- stephen tschida is live. >> because charges were dropped because of a technicality, some do not want him back in school. the middle school teacher in high school coach is no longer facing charges. >> this never should have happened. i committed no crime. >> the charges against the 47- year-old stem from alleged it sexual relationship with its then 16-year-old student he taught at julia's west middle school and coached her for the cross-country team. >> i have young daughters. to that exact school. i'm very concerned. >> the he was not allowed to say whether or not he had a sexual relationship with the student. >> i would not be comparable. >> they maintain they drop the

charges because he worked part time. under maryland law, it is not illegal for a part-time school employee to have sex with a student 16 or older. >> eager and who was not -- if he was not her teacher it does not matter. >> the laws remain unchanged for now. since no wonder faces criminal charges, he wants his life and job back. >> it just want to get back to doing what i have always done. i hope i get that chance. >> montgomery county officials say the school system will now conduct its own investigation and any determination about his future will be based upon the outcome of the school system's investigation. steven g. beckham abc7 news. -- stephen tschida, abc 7 news.

>> 65% polled thinks the charges have been dropped and he should get his job back. 35% say he should not. >> university of maryland student has been addressed to dr. threatening to go on a camping shooting rampage. 19-year-old -- has been arrested after threatening to go on a rampage. 19-year-old alexander song was not armed at the time of his arrest. >> of virginia mother who admitted to leaving her child in a hot car pled guilty to child neglect. her son died after being left inside the carper hours. she will serve six years' probation and 400 hours community service. >> abc7 viewers helped by an accused child predator all the way out in california. a man posted a video of himself sexually abusing a child. tips from our web site and

others helepdped find him. barbara mikulski is days away from becoming the longest serving female member. it will be 12,000 days of service. she held title after serving in congress from 1925-1950. she holds the title of the one best female in the senate. >> time for a check of the traffic situation. we have the details. hello, mike. >> problem in the gw parkway. delays from memorial to 40 the street where we have an incident shutting down the left lane. 395 aslope from washington and from seminary to duke. traffic on south down 95 and here is the springfield camera take a look there. a bit of delays there. slow traffic from dale city all the way to 610.

here's a look at the beltway. innerloop very heavy from 70. slow traffic from college park to annapolis road. very heavy delays on the outer loop of the belt when making your way from the gw parkway to 66. back to you in the studio. >> parents would not be able to smoke in the car with small children under a proposed bill in the maryland state house. >> horace holmes is live in rockville where this is getting mixed reaction. >> opponents say this is the issue of an individual's right. to the government be able to tell you you cannot smoke even in your own car? even if a young child is present? alice is a longtime smoker, but now before she gets to burkhart she makes sure she puts her cigarette out. >> i have grandchildren and i do not smoke around them. i smoke outside. "supporters of the bill making

its way through the maryland legislature, if they get their way, smoking in any vehicle in the presence of a child under eight will be against the law. >> they cannot enforce the laws we have already. it seems silly. >> the smokers say this bill is going to far. >> i get the protect your children aspect, but i think the government needs to back off out of lives. >> they say it's a great idea. >> i do not think anyone should smoke around children, no matter their 16 or of an infant. >> the original version called for no-smoking for children under the age of 16 present. they amended it to children under 8. howard -- how will police enforce this law? they will know a child is under eight because 8 and under they are required to ride in car seats. they know the law would be difficult to enforce, but keeping secondhand smoke away

from children is worth it. >> i do not want my children exposed to it. >> final debate for the bill in annapolis is going on right now. it will come before a vote in the senate sometime tonight. in the montgomery county mobile newsroom, horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> coming up, automakers and federal officials need to figure out how not to distract drivers. >> a lowman, building computer program is trying to come back after thieves stole the computers. i'm sam ford with that story coming up. >> at 6:00, a side of a former president we have never heard about until now.

>> residents in adc apartment building are devastated after laptops were stolen. >> they were caught on camera and they hope this video will lead them to the culprits and their laptops. but sam ford is lighter from northwest washington with the story. >> jubilee housing provides apartments in this house and

for 65 low-income tenants. is this a request from the late mortgage banker, jubilee created a computer lab with top- of-the-line laptop and then someone stole them. the detectives returned to the building this afternoon and they want to know who the two people are caught on surveillance video. they believe they stole 10 laptops from jubilee housing computer lab on february 26th. >> we cannot go down and use the computers anymore. it affects everyone in jubilee housing. >> the man entered where a woman's coat believed to be hiding laptops. by the time they looked in the lab today they have been replaced by refurbished desktops, most not yet detected -- connected. >> unfortunately people watch it and they take. >> where did they come from?

>> they contacted eight computer refurbish her and for $125 they built all of these than one of the fancy laptops. >> appears any barrier getting in the way of someone taking a computer class, we want to make sure it's removed. >> we desperately want these people to get caught. they were harming others. >> they're asking anyone who might have any information contact the detectives. they believe this was an inside job because they entered a secure room, or a room that was supposed to be secure and there was no sign of a break-in. live from northwest washington, sam ford abc7 news. >> coming up next tonight, a sneak peek at tonight's

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court. we have a complete statement from at&t from wjla.com >> a new study finds children and stairs can be a dangerous combination. >> children are seen in large numbers for injuries due to stairs. 25% happened when an adult was carrying the child on stairs. keisters free of clutter and you should install handrails. do not carry anything else when you're carrying a child. >> "the bachelor" finale is tonight. it will meet ben's mom and sister before the decision. he will react to controversial courtney? >> he needed the kind of leery by the girl that does not get along with the the other girls.

it's a red flag. >> talking about the women better here. my sister says it is a red flag. and i'm thinking, "great. here we go." >> the and now at 8:00. at 10:00, i hear all the juicy details on "after the final rose." that is followed by abc7 news at 11. >> let's see what's coming up at 6:00. >> gordon peterson is live with a look ahead. >> a very tense situation as you can imagine, in afghanistan with talk of revenge after yesterday's shooting was 16 civilians dead. one american soldier is all locked up. what will this mean for relations between the two countries? if a bus or train is more crowded, you will see how gasoline prices are effecting your commute. maureen and i will see what 6. >> it is just another gorgeous

day, doug. >> getting ready for spring with a preview today and warmer temperatures of the next several days. rain moving in from the west. this upfront it is right here, so chance of scattered showers in some areas tonight. 74 in fredericksburg. culpeper, 73. a little cooler to the more it but well above-average for this time in march. touches of light rain overnight. 50-55 for the range of temperatures tomorrow. we will top out around 76. that is a big area, so you could be anywhere near there. but at this for the next several days. an isolated storm tomorrow. another chance on friday. take a look at the averages for the high temperatures. it will be very, very warm, but

we're not near the records. it will just be feeling like mid may. keep up-to-date with changing weather on wjla.com your online home for weather. we have a blog on 4, "attention all star-watchers." it is involving venus and jupiter. you can read it all on line. back to you. >> we were just talking about the redskins deal. >> i think it's exciting. >> i'm on board. >> they released an all-time fan favorite today. not a big surprise since he was in a reserve role. it also said so long to a player that has been injured. it lost in the excitement to get a quarterback ray griffin iii i have taken away millions in a salary cap.

the nfl says they violated the salary-cap rules by front loading contracts which will hurt them in signing free agents around r.g. iii. >> georgetown with a no. 3 seed heading to columbus friday afternoon and they have not played their best ball when tournament time comes around the last few years. georgetown has become well versed in the madness of march. >> hopefully we learn. we have to learn. you have to be good to win this time of year. "the last few years the hoyas have gone in as big favorites only to be upset by lower seeded foes. >> you do not mentally prepare. >> this was the scene two years ago when georgetown's bracket was busted by ohio university. last year, they were victimized by cinderella-to-be, vcu.

>> we have to make sure belmont will not knock this out. >> they are a 13th seed and it should be one and done. they won the little-known son atlantic conference. >> they are difficult team to defend from a defense perspective. we will have to be very good. >> as long as we go in with our hands right and we play like we know how to, we will be successful. >> i want to encourage you to fill out your bracket on wjla.com. >> you will not be me. >> will you get another and a ipad? >> there you go. turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not...that...

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a car. what can actually be done to stop the destruction? >> today automakers and with federal officials to see how to stop distractions. natasha barrett is a live in northwest with how these proposals could affect you down the road. >> this new proposal could lead to big changes, mostly when we are inside our cars. right now, most of us could do things that are putting us at risk. >> yes, i have had a few. >> a lot of us have done it, but only some will admit. >> driving our cars, doing other things, and then a close call. >> oh, god! may be asian bloc to the side? >> there looking at proposed guidelines for in car technology to block drivers from typing addresses into navigation systems for browsing the web. >> we need to take steps to

prevent them from doing something that would take their mind eyes, hands off the task. the federal proposal would cut this to 6 2-second glances. >> you cannot really blame the gps because you were messing with it. >> bmw, nissan, and others attended the meeting. insiders argue some will still turn their mobile devices on a thick cannot get or use a separate gps device that they can put anywhere they want to use freely while driving. >> it's no different than eating yelling at your kids and grabbing a soda. there is no difference. >> you have to be responsible driver. >> transportation officials say, yes, they need to redress what

happens with mobile devices like your cell phone. as far as the meetings on that, they're still waiting on of the necessary information and then there will be meeting. live from northwest d.c., natasha barrett abc7 news. >> that's it for abc7 news at 5. coming up at 6. >> the fallout from the u.s. soldier that opened fire in afghanistan. the white house response. >> a university of maryland student accused of -- threatening to shoot up his campus. >> white everytime gas prices go up to the president's popularity goes down. that and more coming up at 6. >> live in hd. this is abc 7 news at 6:00. on your side. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the white house stands firm on its plan for afghanistan despite growing tension that to the deadly shooting of 16 people.